Winter Design Markets returns to QAGOMA
17 Jul 2014A surfeit of locally made artisan wares will line the sunshine-cloaked GOMA entrance this weekend, when the Winter Design Markets returns to the gallery. more
Beci Orphin launches new label Arro Home
10 Jul 2014Melbourne designer and colourful crafty lady Beci Orphin has been slowly revealing hints to a project she’s been working away at for about a year now. Finally her latest marvel has been revealed – in collaboration with entrepreneur Adam Rogers, Beci has launched new homewares label Arro Home. more
Discover the raw ceramics of Harvest Clay
26 Jun 2014When we invest in a special piece of pottery – one that’s made lovingly by hand, each bump and grain a beautiful mark that makes that vessel unique – sometimes the piece almost seems too special to use in the day to day. But by using the cup for your morning coffee or the bowl for your porridge, the acts of sipping and spooning from the vessel seem to slow time, the treasured object enhancing the everyday motions. more
Nicole Phillips releases Typograph.journal
19 Jun 2014Brisbane designer, typographer, publisher and printmaker Nicole Phillips has released a journal that is written by designers for designers. more
Brisbane Made showcases local designers in Paddington
12 Jun 2014A new retail shop in Paddington is singing the praises of local makers, acting as showroom for all things designed and made in Brisbane. The creation of James Talty and Kristina Decker, Brisbane Made is situated along sunny Latrobe Terrace and has rounded up a collection of local furniture guns, leather mavens and ceramic artisans to feature. more
Shallows vase brings the quiet of nature indoors
12 Jun 2014Weekdays are generally spent positioned behind a desk, daydreaming about breathing in the fresh mountain air or diving into the under-the-sea wallpaper sprucing up our desktops. more
Mister Moss launches homewares collection
05 Jun 2014Master of hanging plants, Mister Moss, has now taken a beautifully executed leap into homewares with the new HOME collection. more
Bridget Bodenham exhibits ceramics at paper boat press
29 May 2014Tune in to the visual language of talented Victorian potter Bridget Bodenham as she exhibits her ceramic creations at paper boat press across May and June. more
Pull up a seat at the Tait x Daniel Emma Pick ‘n’ Mix
22 May 2014Adelaide design duo Daniel Emma have crafted a colourful table and bench to add a sense of fun to home dining. more
Brisbane’s Quench set to exhibit at WantedDesign NYC
15 May 2014Founded in 2011 by Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, WantedDesign has become a popular meeting point for designers, manufacturers, artisans, students, design institutions, the media and design lovers from around the world. This year will see six Brisbane-based designers exhibit their works at the three-day event as part of NYCxDESIGN. more
Vonnegut/Kraft design Desert Dining Table
15 May 2014Meals are meant to be enjoyed together. In an age where watching dinner in front of the television has become the cultural norm, it's nice to gather around a beautifully designed table and celebrate a delicious meal, good conversation and just spend time with one another. more
Cradle a dainty ceramic cup by Milly Dent
08 May 2014Ceramic designer Milly Dent has hand-shaped both practical and experimental ranges of ceramics under her namesake label Milly Dent, including porcelain light fittings mimicking the human spine and a collection of white cups inspired by natural elements. more
Anomaly collective highlights raw materials and craftsmanship
01 May 2014Deviating from the norm, this collective has gathered together some forward-thinking designers to push the boundaries of Australian manufacturing. more
Crown Vase redefines home floral arrangements
01 May 2014Humble French-Canadian industrial designer Lambert Rainville is redefining the art of flower arranging with his Crown Vase. While normally a vase conceals the mess of stems sitting below the perky petals, the Crown Vase treats the flowers themselves as part of the vase design, not merely as replaceable content. The design holds rigid-stem flowers in a free-standing and decorative structure, making it perfect for Australian natives like proteas and banksias – just make sure the weight is evenly distributed. Each stem sits on a diagonal, balancing out those slanting in the other direction on the other side. Find the vase here. more
Henry Wilson keeps your keys and change tidy
24 Apr 2014The French term ‘vide-poche’ translates to ‘empty pockets’, which is what designer Henry Wilson’s sturdy trays are asking you to do. When set on the dresser of your room or the side table as you enter the house, the Vide Poche lets you lighten your load, emptying your pockets of the day’s cargo – from keys and coins to business cards, perhaps even storing your phone and watch. Made from aluminium or bronze, the tray is reversible and double sided, allowing you to flip the vessel between a single open scoop for those like a bit of chaos, or two compartments for shipshape structure. Based in Sydney, Henry executes his furniture, lighting and product crafting at his studio and workshop in Rozelle, which is fashioned from stacked shipping containers, and lodged between timber suppliers and boat builders. more
Spruce your balcony garden with Well & Glasso planters
17 Apr 2014There may be a surfeit of creative pot plant designers around the country, but shipping the heavy must-have beasts to your front door is no easy feat. Luckily two local ladies have put together their penchants for homewares and home nesting to good use, thinking up Well & Glasso pots. more
Urban Commons engages POPconcrete to create Foodscape
17 Apr 2014Local design studio POPconcrete has paired up with Urban Commons to help bring the Melbourne company’s Foodscape project to life. more
Digital sketching made simple with Pencil by FiftyThree
17 Apr 2014The screen of an iPad can never quite live up the tactility of a piece of sketch paper, but the process of creating art on a tablet has become a whole lot easier with the release of Pencil by FiftyThree. Emulating the characteristics of a traditional pencil, this stylus-like tool can be used to draw and erase, and even allows you to blend its marks with your fingers. The designers behind the Pencil and its accompanying app have also taken into account hand positioning, incorporating a special ‘palm rejection’ action that allows you to rest your hand on the screen while drawing. The Pencil has been crafted in sustainably harvested walnut or black brushed aluminum, which conceals the Bluetooth wireless connection device and rechargeable battery within. Explore the brand’s innovative world of design here. more
Line your sideboard with Black Lodge Ceramics
10 Apr 2014Combining talents in painting and sculpture, Adelaide-based visual artist Katia Carletti turned her attention to ceramics a few years ago, bringing carefully crafted footed planters and other handpainted vessels into our lives. After graduating from Adelaide Central School of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Art with Honours in 2011, Katia undertook a residency in Reykjavik, Iceland, before returning to South Australia as an artist in residence at Carclew during 2013. Under the name Black Lodge Ceramics, Katia strings ceramic pendants into jewellery and crafts spoons, a series of planters with stumpy legs and hanging conicals perfect for cradling aeriums. Each piece is adorned with precise yet imperfect dashes or dots, highlighting the whimsy of the handmade. You can follow Katia’s photogenic adventures of life as a plant-loving ceramicist – and those of her beloved bunny Tilvie –… more
Uashmama reinvents the brown paper bag
03 Apr 2014The humble brown paper sleeve that conceals a crispy baguette or crumbly loaf of sourdough upon the journey home has had an eco-minded facelift. more